# Barkheda Village, Bhavra, Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhavra, Alirajpur 

# Barkheda

Barkheda is a village in Bhavra sub-district of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **162 people in 28 households**, the 50th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 37.5%.

- 162people (2011)
- 28households
- 50.0%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Barkheda PIN code and other codes

Barkheda falls in Bhavra sub-district, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhavra
- Census village code504945

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Barkheda from nearby towns?

- Bhavra (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Alirajpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhavra (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Barkheda?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhavra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alirajpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Barkheda known for?

About 84% of the 44 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Barkheda

Of every 100 households in Barkheda in 2011, 77 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barkheda · ■ Bhavra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****20%**

**45%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****63%**

**56%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Barkheda?

■ Barkheda · ■ Bhavra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**37.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****368**

**959

Working population ****56.2%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 39.7% for women. 49% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (3%) · **■** Marginal 54 (59%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bhavra

- Miriyawat Chhoti373 people
- Deetya Ka Falya281 people
- Chapri203 people
- Bhuriya Kuwa186 people

[All 50 villages in Bhavra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/alirajpur/bhavra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barkheda from Alirajpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Barkheda?162 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barkheda in?Alirajpur district (Bhavra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Barkheda?50.0% (Census 2011)